Sequel to Tata Martino fathers’ death which warranted the coach absence,
his assistant Jorge Pautasso has outlined the coaching team’s desire to
maintain Barcelona’s style and to strengthen through player debate.
Debate in the opening
weeks of the season has focused on the team’s development under their new Coach
amid comments from players welcoming more direct elements to the playing style.
The Assistance coach took
Friday’s Press conference with Martino still in Argentina to attend his
father’s funeral, change is not on the coaching staff’s mind.
“We will not make any
changes, we will just play the same way, with high pressuring,” Pautasso
reflected to reporters.
“Without changing
anything. Tata likes the opinion of the players. We will never betray the style
because we came here to add to, not take away from, the good that this club has
achieved over the years.
“Tata is not weighed
down by coaching the club. Rather, it is a compliment for all of us to be here.
“He is still the same,
trying to implement his ideas. The idea for Gerardo is to talk, discuss things,
and exchange ideas for the welfare of Barcelona.
“The other day,
everyone knew that we were going wrong and that we were pressing badly and that
Ajax flowed well from their goalkeeper.
“What Victor [Valdes] meant [post-Ajax] was that we need to be intelligent and know how to manage games
based on results.
“As the best team in
the world, it is important to debate, but if the players all work together,
then the results will be good.
“Having players who
not only are quality footballers but also self-criticise helps us to improve
every day.”
Barca travel out to
Vallecas tomorrow evening to play struggling Rayo Vallecano.
“Tomorrow we know that
Rayo will be a complex team because although they have had some heavy defeats
away from home, in their field they become stronger, they take risks and are
highly attacking.
“Rayo are a team that
will not renounce their way of approach.”
